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Algeria: Abdelmadjid Tebboune wins presidential election

Algeria’s former Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune had won Thursday’s presidential election. He secured 58% of the vote, enough to forego a second round, the electoral body said. The final voter turnout was 40%, the electoral body’s head said in a televised news conference in Algiers. Tebboune, who served as housing minister under Bouteflika and briefly […]

Huawei to build innovation, research center in Tunisia

Chinese tech giant Huawei will build an innovation and research center in Tunisia, head of the company’s North Africa region, Terry He, announced during a meeting with President Kais Saied. During the meeting, he indicated that Tunisia boasts all the necessary criteria to become a tech hub in Africa. Huawei, he noted, is committed to […]

Sahara: UN Security Council extends MINURSO mandate for one year

The United Nations Security Council extended the mandate of the UN mission in the Sahara, MINURSO, for one year, while enshrining, once again, the preeminence of the Moroccan autonomy initiative to resolve the regional dispute. The renewal of the MINURSO mandate came in Resolution 2654, adopted Thursday by the UN Security Council. The Security Council […]